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[arethinn]

thought, paraphrased from someone's journal.

in science, repeating a phenomenon is good. it's called evidence for proving a theory.
in art, repeating a phenomenon is bad. it's called faking, forgery, or a lack of originality.

great! now all we need to know is whether magic is an art or a science!

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[tiggrrl.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I would say that as both an art and science that if something is repeated it should have essentially the same results (allowing for variations in conditions), but that you should also be darned well able to come up with something new for a new situation that also works.